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Anglers the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at anytime, weighed on an International Game Fish Association-certified scale at any number of tackle shops or marinas, and compared to the IGFA's online records database. Sport-fishing enthusiasts can even have their own scales certified by the IGFA for a $40 fee.

Stacker compiled a list of record fish caught in Oklahoma using data from Land Big Fish. Fish pictured are not the actual record catch. Keep reading to see which bodies of water in your state hold some of the most massive fish around.

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Alligator Gar

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Alligator Gar

- Weight: 192 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 91.5"
- Location: Red River
- Record set by James Tucker in 2011
American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 5 lbs 7 oz
- Length: 39.5"
- Location: Illinois River
- Record set by Dolores Munsell in 1995
Bigmouth Buffalo

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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 59 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 43.75"
- Location: Greenleaf Lake
- Record set by Leroy Broaddrick in 1988
Black Buffalo

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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 22 lbs 3.024 oz
- Length: 35"
- Location: Fort Gibson Lake
- Record set by E. Dale Dampf in 2010
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz
- Length: 20"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Rollie Williams in 1974
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 98 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 54.6"
- Location: Lake Texoma
- Record set by BJ Nabors in 2004
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 12.75"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Tom Shorter in 1987
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 17 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 32.75"
- Location: Mountain Fork River
- Record set by Jason Archie in 2005
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 2 lbs 10 oz
- Length: 22.5"
- Location: Mountain Fork
- Record set by Eric Lowe in 1982

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Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 35 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 39.25"
- Location: Taft Lake
- Record set by Gary Doak Jr. in 2005
Common Carp

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Common Carp

- Weight: 35 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 37.5"
- Location: Spavinaw Lake
- Record set by Kenneth Patton in 1997
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 78 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 51"
- Location: El Reno City Reservoir
- Record set by Richard Williams in 2010
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 38 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 41.75"
- Location: Tenkiller Lake
- Record set by Harold Phillips in 1976
Goldeye

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Goldeye

- Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 18.675"
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by James R. Smith in 1996

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Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 64 lbs 46 oz
- Length: 46"
- Location: Arbuckle Lake
- Record set by Dan West in 1998
Grass Pickerel

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Grass Pickerel

- Weight: 0 lbs 7 oz
- Length: 13"
- Location: Beaver Creek
- Record set by Barry Bryant in 1995
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 7 oz
- Length: 13"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Eddie Shulanberger in 1972
Hybrid Sunfish

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Hybrid Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 12.375"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Hal Smith in 1997
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 41 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 62"
- Location: Red River
- Record set by Dean Pittman in 1988
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 36 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 44"
- Location: Lake Carl Etling
- Record set by Raymond Fernandez in 1976
Paddlefish

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Paddlefish

- Weight: 125 lbs 7 oz
- Length: 55"
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Aaron Stone in 2011
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 10 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 27"
- Location: Illinois River
- Record set by Billy Payne in 1966
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 12.75"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Ruby Lee Farmer in 1973

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River Carpsucker

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River Carpsucker

- Weight: 7 lbs 11 oz
- Length: 24"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Bill Kenyon in 1990
River Redhorse

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River Redhorse

- Weight: 8 lbs 5 oz
- Length: 28.5"
- Location: Illinois River
- Record set by Williw Pippin in 1977
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 5 lbs 5 oz
- Length: 23"
- Location: Kerr Reservoir
- Record set by Chet Munds in 1981
Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 10 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 28.5"
- Location: Fort Cobb Lake
- Record set by Curt Wilkerson in 2006
Shovelnose Sturgeon

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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 2 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 29"
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Paul R. Foreman in 1997
Skipjack Herring

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Skipjack Herring

- Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 19"
- Location: Lake Eufaula Tailwaters
- Record set by Bobby Moore in 1992
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz
- Length: 23.2"
- Location: Lake Lawtonka
- Record set by Ryan Wasser in 2012
Smallmouth Buffalo

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Smallmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 44 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 35"
- Location: Konawa
- Record set by Marvin Williams in 2007
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 47 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 48"
- Location: Illinois River
- Record set by Louis Parker in 1996
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 12 lbs 13 oz
- Length: 30.33"
- Location: Robert S Kerr
- Record set by Kerry Carter in 2004
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Lake Eufaula
- Record set by Paul Grace in 1984
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 19"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Frank Robinson in 1991

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